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10.27.11: Courtney Drake & Deirdre Cerminaro with William Drenttel
Design and the Social Sector: An Annotated BibliographyThis bibiography surveys the literature of social design — the spectrum from design process and thinking to the zones of social innovation.
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08.23.11: An Xiao Mina
90 Years of Chinese Communism: A Multimedia CelebrationHow the Chinese Communist Party designed its 90th anniversary commemorations
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07.08.11: Jac sm Kee
The Color YellowMalaysians supporting election reform attach new meaning to a national color, yellow.
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07.07.11: Phil Patton
Boosting the Urban IQSummary of National Building Museum's "Intelligent Cities" symposium
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01.31.11: Jonathan Schultz
Give a MinuteReport on Local Projects' Give a Minute initiative to improve urban life.
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10.28.10: Jonathan Schultz
Solo Kota KitaReport on a design-oriented sysem for providing information about community resources in Indonesia as an aid for budgeting.
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09.22.10: Jade Dressler
Degrees of TemporaryInterview with Claudia Zanfi, co-founder of the cultural organization aMAZElab in Milan.
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09.14.10: Mimi Zeiger
Food Not BombsReport on Food Not Bombs, an activist network, now about to turn 30, that distributes free vegan meals.
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06.28.10: Meena Kadri
India's Epic Head CountThe enormous task of conducting India's 2010 census is aided by a newly designed form.
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01.07.10: Karrie Jacobs
A President and His Dog, Part 2Karrie Jacobs analyzes the Obama administration's website.
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12.18.09: Alexandra Lange
Casey JonesInterview with Casey Jones, director of design excellence and the arts for the U.S. General Services Administration.
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11.24.09: Aspen Editors
Aspen Design Summit Report: Sustainable Food and Childhood ObesityAt the Aspen Design Summit November 11–14, 2009, sponsored by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute, the Sustainable Food Project focused on accelerating the shift from a global, abstract food system to a regional, real food system via a robust portfolio of activities — including a grand challenge and a series of youth-engagement programs.
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11.23.09: Aspen Editors
Aspen Design Summit Report: CDC and Healthy AgingAt the Aspen Design Summit November 11–14, 2009, sponsored by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute, the CDC Healthy Aging Project began with the initial premise to enhance the ability of public health entities to determine whether adults 50 and over have received recommended preventive health services. The Project developed a “5 over 50” concept and brand name, and a new goal: to double the current number of people who are “up to date” with these preventive measures.
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11.20.09: Aspen Editors
Aspen Design Summit: Initial ReportInitial report on the 2009 Aspen Design Summit, sponsored by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute.
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09.09.09: Jeff Speck
New Words on the BlockJeff Speck reviews the Street Design Manual of the New York City Department of Transportation.
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09.03.09: John Emerson
Pressed into ServiceInterview with Lincoln Cushing, co-author of Agitate! Educate! Organize!: American Labor Posters.
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08.21.09: Karrie Jacobs
A Thousand Points on Light: Part IIContinuation of debate between lighting designer Leni Schwendinger and Dark-Sky advocate Susan Harder about proper illumination of urban, suburban and rural environments.
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08.19.09: Karrie Jacobs
A Thousand Points on Light: Part IDebate between lighting designer Leni Schwendinger and Dark-Sky advocate Susan Harder about proper illumination of urban, suburban and rural environments.
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07.29.09: Bradford McKee
Once More with Feeling: A National Design PolicyBradford McKee reviews the history of efforts to create a federal design policy.
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